House of Karađorđević
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The House of Karađorđević or Karađorđević dynasty is the former ruling Serbian and deposed Yugoslav royal family.
Oplenac, the mausoleum of the Karađorđević dynasty
Karađorđe Petrović, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816
Prince Alexander I w
Petar I Karađorđević
Peter II of Yugoslavia
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Peter II Karađorđević was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945. He was the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty.
House of Karađorđević
…I, the son of Peter I. In November 1945 the family lost their throne when the League of Communists of Yugoslavia seized power during the reign of Peter II. During its existence, the dynasty intermarried with royal houses of Petrović-Njegoš, Romanov, Hohenzollern, Oldenburg, Baden, Hesse, Leiningen, Savoy…
Peter II in 1966
11-year-old King Peter II, Dowager Queen Maria and Prince Paul (right) at King Alexander's funeral in 1934 in Belgrade
A portrait of the young King Peter II holding his father's sabre
15-year-old King Peter II on Mount peak Triglav 2,863.65 metres (9,395.2 ft), near the tripoint border of the Kingdom Yugoslavia, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, on August 12, 1939; 20 days later, Germany invaded Poland.